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kydo

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17. I got cats

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 09:14 PM

Dec 2012

sometimes I think of not cleaning the litter boxes and putting it by the doors as a form of home security. Probably not a good idea if I ever want people to come over.

But I do have a lab/mastiff awesome dog. He would probably be easily bribed with food but at least not before alerting me someone was here. The way I figure it while the un-sub is feeding my dog I call 911.

I also have one of those signs thats says I have home security and I lock my doors. No guns. I got steak knives and yard tools. Sadly I smoke so running will only get me so far but I did take judo once in college. I know karate and six other Japanese words?

But you know what, I am not worried cause I am poor and I ain't got nothing worth stealing in the first place.

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What do you rely on for home security? [View all] undeterred Dec 2012 OP

I have a mastiff (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #1

! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #2

She's a sweetheart. She might lick a burglar to death Recursion Dec 2012 #4

that's a lot of pet! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #10

Great for those days when the car won't start. n/t gkhouston Dec 2012 #19

Do you just saddle her up and ride to town? catbyte Dec 2012 #74

! unblock Dec 2012 #81

I all ways wanted a mastiff reverend_tim Dec 2012 #128

I want one sarisataka Dec 2012 #5

They have joint problems, it turns out Recursion Dec 2012 #9

Newfoundland/springer, cattle dog/boxer, and English shepherd XemaSab Dec 2012 #51

f-ning say no more! Guns would be overkill. 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #145

Living in an area with a very low crime rate. gollygee Dec 2012 #3

That's the best! El Supremo Dec 2012 #30

I'd like to say... LP2K12 Dec 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Brickbat Dec 2012 #7

Positive thinking.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #8

Too bad that is fiction AlexSatan Dec 2012 #135

The fact that I am kinda big and don't look too smart and smell bad and scowl a lot struggle4progress Dec 2012 #11

What does your husband say about that? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #55

Dunno. I'm really a boring straight dude. struggle4progress Dec 2012 #57

I WILL KICK BIG DUMB SMELLY SCOWLING STRUGGLE4PROGRESS ASS Skittles Dec 2012 #88

Watch it, or I will sicc my pal Skittles on you and then you will be sorry struggle4progress Dec 2012 #105

I've got a Pit Bull. baldguy Dec 2012 #12

Glad to see the animal option rates so highly. undeterred Dec 2012 #13

My dog, the guns are locked up and ammo in the shed. Autumn Dec 2012 #14

3 Cattledogs! Cattledog Dec 2012 #15

Agree! Myrina Dec 2012 #138

Bow and Arrow RetroGamer1971 Dec 2012 #16

I got cats kydo Dec 2012 #17

The "un-sub" undeterred Dec 2012 #22

well ... kydo Dec 2012 #52

Just googled it - means "unknown subject" undeterred Dec 2012 #61

i chose 'remote' which is true, but i also have a dog and a hubby NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #18

Boy, you could be me except my husband's taller 6'4". But yeah, remote with dogs for me as well. riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #25

hubby locks the doors every night NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #42

remote with dogs also. also have guns and training wife also has training loli phabay Dec 2012 #36

hubby and i both have training NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #40

i have different guns for different situations. from sick animals loli phabay Dec 2012 #49

My Golden Retriever is not ver fierce footinmouth Dec 2012 #20

The Law of Averages...and a dead front lawn SoCalDem Dec 2012 #21

Nothing. I don't live in constant fear and paranoia. Sorry. tjwash Dec 2012 #23

You don't even lock your doors? Union Scribe Dec 2012 #103

Don't you know that you're supposed to live in fear of everybody and everything? Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #127

I live in a very small town where everyone's great-grandparents knew each other. eShirl Dec 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #75

A yappy terrier and years of tactical weapons training NightWatcher Dec 2012 #26

Baseball bat, Gun, two hyper sensitive cats, and the laws of probability underpants Dec 2012 #27

I have a home security system. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #28

we thought about a home security system but the cops would take forever to get here loli phabay Dec 2012 #37

Spot. hunter Dec 2012 #29

Oh - dibs on pick of the litter please. I've always wanted one for my very own n/t UtahLib Dec 2012 #119

the lack of anything to steal n/t Enrique Dec 2012 #31

Dog... Kalidurga Dec 2012 #32

Just the locks on the doors in the winter locks on the windows HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #33

I have a dog who looks a lot more intimidating than she is, and I lock my doors. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #34

I had to choose other Superbot Dec 2012 #35

I don't rely on any one thing. Marinedem Dec 2012 #39

strong words former-republican Dec 2012 #38

You left out an option - Neighbors Glitterati Dec 2012 #41

Excellent point. undeterred Dec 2012 #71

neighbors can also be the very problem TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #126

I really don't worry about it. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #43

I have two guns, but they are cased in a closet. The ammo I have is 16 years old and rzemanfl Dec 2012 #44

Locked doors, remote area, guns. mt rrneck Dec 2012 #45

Other: Not post about it on the interwebs. Matariki Dec 2012 #46

Multiple PD Turk Dec 2012 #47

I have a harpoon NoPasaran Dec 2012 #48

I lock my doors at at bedtime. Control-Z Dec 2012 #50

Home security system plus 4 cameras around Raine Dec 2012 #53

My dog scared off a burglar about 9 years ago. He's a Golden Retriever/Chow mix and 100% friendly. neverforget Dec 2012 #54

A BFD, a PDFD, and a LSTTSBFD Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #56

That last one is the one they have to worry about...... cliffordu Dec 2012 #85

some very hopemountain Dec 2012 #58

Statistics, not having anything worth stealing, strong community. politicat Dec 2012 #59

My fiancee is five feet four inches of the meanest tattooed lady in the whole neighborhood. Codeine Dec 2012 #60

really. They could break in and get cliffordu Dec 2012 #86

. . . Codeine Dec 2012 #94

Impenetrable vegetation, locked doors, attack cats, Hoplite style short sword, and finally... slackmaster Dec 2012 #62

Do your attack cats occasionally freak you out like mine do? You know, that sudden catbyte Dec 2012 #77

They usually freak out at things outside of the house slackmaster Dec 2012 #142

Secure building, door locks, 911, pepper spray, kitchen knife and heavy object for bludgeoning; kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #63

My kitties shall protect me...although, having one more like this might really help. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #72

Dead end street, easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #64

Large dogs and fire arms. eom. LeftofU Dec 2012 #65

There is a gun tucked under my mattress, but I went for 'gun and training' to seem dimbear Dec 2012 #66

Forgot about it since my declawed attack cat died last year. we can do it Dec 2012 #67

I have nothing worth stealing. roody Dec 2012 #68

Lock my doors and have a hockey stick in my bedroom blueamy66 Dec 2012 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #70

This isn't exactly the most aggressive looking picture and the brown one wouldn't hurt a fly Fumesucker Dec 2012 #73

Murder inc. cliffordu Dec 2012 #82

I have very good deadbolts on ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #76

A parrot... -..__... Dec 2012 #78

LOL. African Grey owner here. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #111

I love Greys. -..__... Dec 2012 #114

Several of those things. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #79

I have a knife with a 9 inch blade. cliffordu Dec 2012 #80

Several of the above, actually... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #83

That's why I provided the option. undeterred Dec 2012 #96

Yeah...agreed. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #106

External what? Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #84

COMMON FUCKING SENSE Skittles Dec 2012 #87

When I was a teenager, our 2 Siamese cats caught a Peeping Tom. catbyte Dec 2012 #89

Peeping Toms better not steal the smelts. undeterred Dec 2012 #97

Nothing. My dog luvs everyone and I haven't locked the doors for years. Kaleva Dec 2012 #90

I have a dog but she's a big coward. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #91

Locks on doors, a surly attitude, and an Estwing camper's axe: friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #92

Do you have a unibrow? undeterred Dec 2012 #98

No, but I do have hairy forearms... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #122

I sooth the hearts of invaders by using the power of interprative dance. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #93

I knew I forgot an option. undeterred Dec 2012 #99

Interpretive dance has prevented more wars and other violent acts than all other options combined. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #101

Locks, lights, noise, blades, a gun, odds, prayer. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #95

What are gun owners so afraid of anyway? BainsBane Dec 2012 #100

My kitty, but she is armed BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #102

i have blueknight Dec 2012 #104

My house is so ugly that no one bothers to come near it LeftInTX Dec 2012 #107

THE POLICE. Duh n/t arendt Dec 2012 #108

the police protect YOUR home? bossy22 Dec 2012 #121

If you live in an apartment --- RC Dec 2012 #109

2 dogs and we are armed. Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #110

Gun without training to use it. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #112

I have a table leg and table top and I'm not afaraid to use it!! -..__... Dec 2012 #113

I count on Community more than anything DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #115

a bad bet when the ptb are doing everything they can to destroy community & any sense of the HiPointDem Dec 2012 #118

My chihuahua. He has a scary little bark. n/t cynatnite Dec 2012 #116

I rely on the kindness of strangers. A bad bet in these times. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #117

I Figure Life's Not Worth Living If I have To Security Check Everybody I Run Across... WillyT Dec 2012 #120

Gun-totin' Heidi Heitkamp lovin', horse-Ridin' Dakota librul cntrfthrs Dec 2012 #123

Akitas TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #124

Neighbors and helping the people that live on the streets here. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #125

I lock my door...and that's it. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #129

Not only do I not lock my door, I don't even have a key. cali Dec 2012 #131

My dog. She's a little Eskimo, but she's loud as hell when anybody comes near the door! NC_Nurse Dec 2012 #130

Live in a entrance controlled Seniors development... Hepburn Dec 2012 #132

Almost nothing quaker bill Dec 2012 #133

My Early Warning System is the dogs. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #134

I live in a remote area. LWolf Dec 2012 #136

Locks, an alarm system and 2 big ugly dogs. Myrina Dec 2012 #137

No two threats are the same; Layers of security...no single item is the answer. ileus Dec 2012 #139

We just lock the door. HappyMe Dec 2012 #140

Dogs, four of 'em. Two are mine, Greybnk48 Dec 2012 #141

Three dogs... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #143

I have guns but doubt anyone could get past the dogs 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #144